Turns out Mister Puig, just 24 years old, was a star player on Cuba’s junior and national teams and — so the scuttlebutt goes — an occasional state informant. After a handful of thwarted attempts, a clearly very determined Mister Puig — along with a boxer, a pinup girl and a Santeria priest — was successfully smuggled out of Cuba in June 2012 by some pretty nefarious-sounding characters and almost immediately signed by the L.A. Dodgers to a seven-year contract worth $42 million. By all accounts, the franchise, now owned by the high-powered investment consortium Guggenheim Partners, is getting its money’s worth from Mister Puig who was named to the 2014 Major League Baseball All-Star team.

A stone-floored center hall entry has beige walls, beige inlaid stone tile floors and curved, wrought iron railed staircase that sweeps up to a circular second-floor gallery with domed sky light. The pretty much all-beige, open-plan living spaces at the rear include a built-in wet bar, a roomy dining area, formal sitting area and family room with bookshelf flanked and television-surmounted fireplace and a built-in aquarium. The (also very beige) adjoining kitchen has a sizable center island, room for a breakfast table next to a sizable center island, speckled granite countertops, completely average although probably custom-crafted raised panel cabinetry and medium-grade stainless steel appliances.

The second floor has an informal lounge area, four guest/family bedrooms — two with private balconies, and a spacious master suite with sitting area, fireplace, elevated bed platform, two walk-in closets, a slender wrought iron railed balcony, and an all-beige bathroom with jetted garden tub and separate-stall shower.

The main living spaces on the lower level open to a fairly compact backyard with stamped concrete terracing around a circular spa that spills in to a small freeform swimming pool and a built-in barbecue center with stone-countered bar, wine fridge and warming drawer.

As described on the MLS : “Grand Contemporary Mediterranean! Impressive Entry w/ soaring ceilings,stone flooring, and dome skylight. Open floor plan perfect for entertaining. Kitchen w/ granite counters, center island & stainless steel appliances. Kitchen opens to family room with built in entertainment center, fireplace, and gorgeous aquarium. Huge dining and living room with many large windows and doors that fill this house with natural light, maids room downstairs which c/b office, magnificently detailed wrought iron staircase that leads to the 2nd floor with 5 more large bedrooms plus a den. Multiple bedrooms have balconies, Huge master suite with sitting area, dual closets, & fireplace. The backyard offers privacy, built in bbq w/ wine refrigerator, sink, warming drawer, & stone counters. Pool & Spa with water feature..”